As Somalia approaches yet another moment of political transition, the first of two photo essays illustrates life in the war-ravaged nation's capital.  

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are invited into New York's Ecuadorian consulate after the government granted him asylum.

The U.N. accuses the Assad dictatorship of war crimes against civilians and rebel fighters, but atrocities have been reported on both sides of the conflict.

Warning: Graphic content. South African police opened fire on a crowd of striking miners that charged a line of officers trying to disperse them.

Tony Nicklinson sobbed in his wheelchair after losing a High Court fight for the legal right to end his life.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill began a landmark visit to deeply Catholic Poland Thursday, but the trip risked being overshadowed by an outcry over the much-anticipated Pussy Riot verdict. The prospect of three years in jail for all-girl Russian band Pussy Riot as punishment for their anti-Putin "punk prayer" protest in Moscow's Orthodox Chris

Campaigning in North Canton, Ohio, on Thursday, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan slammed President Obama for not following through with promises to stop China's illegal trade practices.

Ramy Inocencio with a look at the ties that bind Brazil and China.

 Israeli ambassador to U.S. talks potential strike on nuclear facilities.

Anita McNaught speaks to Malik al-Kurdi, deputy commander of the Free Syrian Army, about the escalating violence in his country.

Reva Bhalla examines the growing disagreement between Turkey and the United States over what a post-al Assad Syria might look like.

Some 2.5 million people face destitution in Syria as fighting grows ever more intense in populated areas, the United Nations top relief official said today, calling on the Government and donors to facilitate more aid through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the ground.

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